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And I will throwוְהִשְׁלַכְתִּיon youעָלַיִךְdetestable things,שִׁקֻּצִיםand dishonor you,וְנִבַּלְתִּיךְand make youוְשַׂמְתִּיךְa spectacle.כְּרֹאִי
Nahum 3:6
Study it in the app“And I will throw on you detestable things, and dishonor you, and make you a spectacle.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nahum 3:6, word by word
- And I will throwהִשְׁלַכְתִּיhishlachti
throw
To throw something with force, far off or down.
Where else “hishlachti” appears- detestable thingsשִׁקֻּצִיםshikutsim
detestable thing
Detestable thing: what is disgusting; said above all of idols.
Where else “shikutsim” appears- and dishonor youנִבַּלְתִּיnibalti
dishonor
To treat with dishonor one who deserves respect, or to act without sense.
Where else “nibalti” appears- and make youשַׂמְתִּיsamti
make
To turn something into another: "I will turn him into a nation".
Where else “samti” appears- a spectacleרֹאִיroi
spectacle
Something everyone stares at, often with contempt.
Where else “roi” appears
The context
5“Look, I am against you, declares YHWH Tsevaot, and I will uncover your skirts over your face, and I will show nations your nakedness, and kingdoms your shame.
6 · This verse (above)
7And it will happen that all who see you will flee from you and say, ‘Nineveh is devastated; who will grieve for her?’ From where shall I seek comforters for you?”